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6:40 AM ET, July 15, 2016

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Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: At least 60 feared dead and shots fired as lorry RAMS into crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice leaving bodies strewn across the road in suspected Terror attack  — At least 50 people are feared dead and 150 have been injured in a Bastille Day attack in Nice, southern France
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Guardian:
Nice attack: France mourns after 84 killed in Bastille Day atrocity - live  —  Witnesses describe terror and chaos after armed man drove through crowds celebrating national day  —  • Armed man drove truck through crowd for 2km  —  • ‘A truck smashed into everyone.  Everyone’ - video
Barney Henderson / Telegraph:
Live ‘Several dead’ after truck crashes into crowd at Bastille Day celebrations in Nice ‘terror attack’  —  Auto update  —  Local authorities state it is an attack and several gunshots have been heard, French TV reports  —  Police and ambulances went to the scene and authorities …
New York Times:
Scores Die in Nice, France, as Truck Plows Into Bastille Day Crowd  —  PARIS — A Bastille Day fireworks celebration was shattered by death and mayhem Thursday night in the southern French city of Nice when a large truck barreled for more than a mile through an enormous crowd of spectators …
U.S. Mission to France / U.S. Embassy & Consulates …:
Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Possible Terrorist Attack in Nice
Discussion: ABC News and New York Times
William Branigin / Washington Post:
Truck slams into Bastille Day crowd in Nice, dozens reported dead with 100 injured
Discussion: The Atlantic, Pamela Geller and CityLab
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:   In Nice, a Vibrant Celebration Gives Way to a Trail of Death
Michel Rose / Reuters:
At least 60 dead, 100 hurt in truck attack on Nice Bastille Day crowd
Discussion: Guardian, Vocativ and The Week
Indianapolis Star:
Next Slide  —  Gov. Mike Pence is dropping his re-election bid in Indiana to become Donald Trump's running mate.  —  IndyStar has confirmed that Trump plans to announce Pence as his selection for vice president, ending a weeks-long vice presidential casting call during which Trump vetted a handful of high-profile Republicans.
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump delays V.P. announcement, even as Pence emerges as probable choice  —  CLEVELAND — In a stunning move late Thursday, Donald Trump said he was scrapping his plans to announce a running mate because of the terrorist attack in southern France, following a day of strong signals that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence was the likely choice.
New York Times:
Donald Trump's Campaign Signals He Will Pick Mike Pence as Running Mate  —  Donald J. Trump's campaign has signaled strongly to Republicans in Washington that he will pick Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, as his running mate, though Republicans caution the party's mercurial presidential candidate …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House praises Trump's VP pick for expanding Medicaid
Patricia Murphy / Roll Call:
Trump to Pick Mike Pence, Says Source
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
GOP Cleveland organizers beg Adelson for $6 million  —  CLEVELAND — Millions of dollars short and running out of time, organizers of the Republican National Convention have written an urgent request for $6 million to Las Vegas billionaire couple Sheldon and Miriam Adelson to cover the bills for next week's festivities.
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Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
Trump explains Palin's absence from GOP convention speakers  —  Former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin isn't included in the official list of speakers for the Republican National Convention next week, and Donald Trump suggested in an interview that her absence is because she lives too far from the venue.
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
RNC Speaker Dana White Tweets About His ‘Nuts’ Not GOP  —  It's unclear if UFC President Dana White is even interested in Trump or the RNC—because his Twitter feed is basically a bunch of missives about his and others' “nuts.”  —  One of the Republican National Convention speakers …
Discussion: Mediaite
ABC News:
Clinton Campaign, DNC Planning Counter-Convention During RNC  —  Talk about political mixed messages.  —  The Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee are gearing up for their own joint counter-convention during the Republican National Convention next week, sending a full staff …
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Rick Wilking / National Review:
The National Trump Convention Is Gearing Up to Be a Circus Show
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The Huffington Post:
A Giant Billboard Of Trump And Cruz Kissing Just Went Up 5 Minutes From The RNC  —  Republicans aren't gonna be happy about this one...  JamesMichael Nichols  —  Queer Voices Deputy Editor, The Huffington Post  —  Republican National Convention-goers are in for a big surprise.
Katie Jacobs Stanton:
An open letter from technology sector leaders on Donald Trump's candidacy for President  —  We are inventors, entrepreneurs, engineers, investors, researchers, and business leaders working in the technology sector.  We are proud that American innovation is the envy of the world …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats ‘freaked out’ about polls in meeting with Clinton  —  Nervous Senate Democrats raised concerns with Hillary Clinton  —  during a private meeting in the Capitol Thursday over a recent poll showing Donald Trump  —  leading or tied in several battleground states.
Discussion: Liberal Values and Hot Air
Media Matters for America:
On Fox, Newt Gingrich Calls For Testing Everyone Of A “Muslim Background” In The US For Sharia Beliefs  —  SEAN HANNITY (HOST): I don't want to really tie this into politics, but every issue America is now dealing with, every issue that we have discussed in recent months and years …
Discussion: Vox
Laura Barron-Lopez / The Huffington Post:
Black GOP Senator Talks About Being Pulled Over By Police 7 Times In One Year  —  “This is a situation that happens all across the country,” Sen. Tim Scott said, “whether we want to recognize it or not.”  —  Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON In the course of one year …
Discussion: Daily Kos, alan.com and ThinkProgress
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Clinton to Latinos: ‘I need your help’ against Trump  —  on Thursday promised a gathering of Latino leaders she would be their “champion,” railing against Donald Trump  —  in a speech meant to highlight her contrast with the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.
Discussion: Politico and The Atlantic
 
 
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Daily Mail:
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
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